Close Look: Mitgezittert

German fans react to their team’s unexpected loss to Serbia in the World Cup. Der Spiegel has the video, which is amusing (sorry, Germany) even without subtitles—red, black, and gold wigs über alles. Vocabulary word for the day: Fassungslosigkeit.

Amy Davidson is a New Yorker staff writer. She is a regular Comment contributor for the magazine and writes a Web column, in which she covers war, sports, and everything in between.